In the past SG sports teams have participated tin Luther King Jr. Community Center (Newport,
in projects such as cleaning up Second Beach, RI), Child & Family Services (Middletown, R.I.),
organizing fund-raising events for local charities Invisible Children, Women’s Resource Center
and the SG-sponsored Camp Ramleh program, and (Newport, R.I.), Pleasant Bay Community Boating
working with local children from the Newport (Cape Cod, Mass.), Bermuda Sloop Foundation
Boys and Girls Club. (Bermuda), Middletown Educational Collaborative
(Middletown public schools), Bike & Build (spon-
Munchies with a mission soring a former resident), Pan-Mass Challenge
This past school year, a snack bar organized by (sponsoring Dean of Faculty Bob Weston and
chemistry teacher Pierre Yoo in Wheeler Dormi- Assistant Head of School for Student Life Tim
tory, along with some other activities, raised Richards), St. George’s sustainability program,
$1,224.39 for charities and the local community. St. George’s housekeeping staff, Camp Ramleh,
Donation recipients were Choice Foundation (New Soles4Souls (Concord, Va.), and Homes for Our
Orleans, La.), YMCA (Middletown, R.I.), Dr. Mar- Troops (Taunton, Mass.).
Keeping us green
Annual yard sale continues to benefit local community, the environment
The Fifth Annual Camp Ramleh Benefit Yard Sale, Bed linens and toiletries went to Dexter Manor in Prov-
organized each year by the Alumni/ae Office’s Toni Ciany idence, R.I. a low-income transitional housing program;
and Gale Boone, raised nearly $5,000 for Hangers went back to E&R Laundry and Del Nero’s
Camp Ramleh, the summer camp for Cleaners for re-use;
underprivileged children from Aquidneck Old computer equipment was collected by Green
Island, as well as helped numerous social Tech Assets in Cumberland, R.I. for responsible demanu-
service agencies. facture; and
The giant yard sale—which took place at St. George’s Desks from the Astor dorm and day rooms, which
Cabot/Harman Ice Rink on Saturday, June 14—was stocked were destined for the landfill, were reclaimed and either
in large part with students’ former housewares, school sold or given to many individuals.
supplies, sporting goods, furniture, clothing and electronics,
and was attended by hundreds of bargain hunters.
Many students spent hours of community service time
helping to clean out dorm rooms and help stock the sale.
In addition, many of the leftover items went to local
charitable organizations including Lucy’s Hearth, the
Potter League, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community
Center, Child and Family Services of Newport County,
the Women’s Resource Center, R.I. Donation Exchange, ’89
Norman Bird Sanctuary, and the McKinney Shelter.
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Ciany also reported: W
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Shoes were sent to Soles 4 Soles in Nashville, Tenn.;
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Books went to a fund raiser at the Congregational O
Church in Middletown, R.I.; P
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Old sneakers were taken to City Sports in Providence,
Alumni/ae and Development Administrative Assistant Toni
R.I. for transport to the Nike Re-Use a Shoe program;
Ciany prepares for the annual Camp Ramleh Yard Sale.
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